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KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Bring Real Flowers Into The Classroom To Learn About Plants Children love flowers – they are amazed by the colour, shape, feel and scent. Working with them covers elements of the national curriculum in an imaginative and memorable way. There’s a wealth of technical vocabulary to learn, and you can use lots of adjectives to describe their beauty.

KS1/2 Art And Design Lesson Plan – Help Children Get To Know Each Other With A Collaborative Art Project Beginning a new school year and confronted with a class of 30 lively, confident children, it’s sometimes easy for teachers to overlook the fact that many of them don’t actually know each other – which would seem, at the very least, to be something of a missed opportunity. Apart from the friendships that never get […]

KS2 MFL Lesson Plan – Boost Language Skills With An Olympic-Style Race This multilingual lesson will help students feel what it’s like to represent and cheer on another country – China, France, India or Spain. The lesson includes a song and can be adapted for KS1 or KS2 pupils. The three main activities could be spread out over several sessions, which would allow more time for pupils […]

KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Think About Physical And Human Geography By Planning Your Dream Holiday Thinking about where people go on holiday and why can develop children’s geographical knowledge, skills and understanding. This lesson aims to develop learning about how choice of holiday destination can be linked to the physical and human characteristics of a particular locality. Prior to the lesson you will need to source images of potential destinations […]

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Get To Know Your New Class With A Self-Portrait Activity This lesson is great to help you get to know a new class in a short space of time. It involves planning and photographing self-portraits that capture children’s distinct personalities. As well as giving you the chance to familiarise yourself with a group of new faces, the lesson also allows children to find out more […]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Combine Science And D&T By Making Hot Air Balloons Designing, making and testing balloons is an excellent way to combine science with D&T. In this lesson, children will investigate and then build their own hot air balloon. It’s a process that requires a combination of science and design and technology skills, and provides many opportunities for discussion, questioning and evaluation. While some balloons will […]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Why Did The Tudors Use Such Gruesome Punishments? You’ll get a great response when teaching children about the gruesome nature of crime and punishment during the Tudor period. But coupled with teaching about branding, severed hands, beheadings and stocks comes a responsibility to impart a deeper understanding of why such extreme punishments were doled out and why on earth common Tudors would risk […]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Finish Your Egyptians Topic By Investigating A Mysterious Curse The mystery of Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen gives the study of Ancient Egypt a brand new twist. Legend has it a curse was bestowed upon Carter and his expedition, leading to mysterious illnesses and early deaths. This lesson involves students looking for clues that will help them apply their […]

KS2 MFL Lesson Plan – Explore European Market Culture To Learn New Vocabulary Market culture is very prevalent in much of Africa, Asia and Europe. People in Italy and Spain, for example, are more likely to go to the market to buy their weekly meat, fish and other fresh goods. This plan can be adapted for teaching all modern languages and has been devised to not only teach […]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Use A Bluetooth Sensor To Explore The Story Of Goldilocks Use an iPad, Bluetooth sensor and app to undertake some challenge-based learning based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Children will learn to question and interpret information presented in charts and graphs, analyse ‘real time’ data and use it as a stimulus for a variety of writing opportunities.

KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Study Local Surroundings to Increase Children’s Awareness of National and Global Issues Wherever children live – be it in a small village, market town or city or even an isolated farm – they all come to school knowing something about settlements. This provides an ideal starting point for them to learn not only about what makes up their own home environment and surroundings, but also the issues […]

KS1/2 Art & Design Lesson Plan – Learn What Makes An Effective Composition In Paintings And Drawings As children progress through primary school they sometimes complain that their drawings and paintings don’t ‘look right’ – although they often find it hard to work out why. Frequently, the problem is one of composition: the way the different elements of an image have been put together to form a whole. One common problem is […]

KS1/2 History Lesson Plan – Use QR Codes To Point Children To Relevant Sources QR codes can be used to support and extend learning in the primary classroom. In this KS2 history lesson, QR codes are used to inspire children in a quick and rather curious fashion. Groups of pupils are given a collection of mystery artefacts to which QR codes have been attached. Each code directs children to […]

KS1/2 Art & Design Lesson Plan – Use Basic Computer Programs To Create Geometric Patterns In this lesson, children will create digital images inspired by geometric patterns in two related activities. The first can be completed by less experienced children and makes use of the most basic of ‘paint’ programs, while the second is designed to challenge older children to experiment with more complex compositions and patterns.

Christmas poems KS2 – Pie Corbett’s Christmas around the world Amidst the Christmas celebrations, use these Christmas poems KS2 resources to reflect on the contrast between festive excess and continuing crises in other countries. Use these poems as an emotive way to explore these differences and have children write their own haikus in the same way. Introducing the topic Poetry lends itself to Christmas. All […]

Pie Corbett’s Non-Fiction – Get into Dr Who and debate whether you’d like a Dalek as a neighbour Would your class let Daleks live on Earth? Should the Doctor give up being a Time Lord? This resource lets them consider the facts and write balanced arguments for and against these dilemmas. Download contents: 1 x zip file containing PDF resource and accompanying PowerPoint slides. Click here to download more great free Pie Corbett […]

A Penny For Your Thoughts – KS1/KS2 Lesson Plan For Teaching Currency To Learners With SEND Teach one of the most vital life skills there is – how to handle money – in a way that’s engaging and well-suited to learners with SEND, with the help of this lesson plan by Kate Bradley.

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Autism social skills – Board games lesson plan A regular autism social skills group themed around board games can be highly effective for helping autistic pupils develop this important skill. It’s important that we don’t try and make an autistic child ‘conform’ or socialise in situations that they clearly find overwhelming and uncomfortable. What we can do, however, is bring children together in […]

KS2 Literacy – Writing A Haiku Resource Pack For Teachers This fantastic new resource from Nosy Crow and The British Museum, which comes from the book Origami, Poems and Pictures, teaches KS2 students how to write a haiku. There’s an introduction, lesson objectives, six tasks and a competition where children can submit their completed poems. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Notes For Parents These notes give parents a quick and easy summary of the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge and offer tips for how to support their children to get on their bikes! Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Teachers’ pack and Kids’ pack. Download contents: 1 x […]

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Summer Pack For Kids Full of fun and adventure, this Summer Pack for Kids is all your pupils need to complete the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge during the holiday. Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Teachers’ pack and Parents’ pack. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Flying Fergus Summer Challenge – Resource Pack For Teachers The Teachers’ Pack includes five lessons to be completed by the end of summer term, meaning pupils are prepared to complete the Summer Challenge over the break. Find out more about the Flying Fergus Summer Challenge here, and click these links to download the Kids’ pack and Parents’ pack. Download contents: 1 x PDF resource

Boots Soltan Sun Ready – Assembly Presentation For Sun Safety This school assembly presentation from Boots Soltan Sun Ready helps to introduce a whole-school approach to sun safety for pupils aged 5-11. Read more about the Boots Soltan Sun Ready Challenge here, and access the full set of free resources from Boots Soltan Sun Ready, please visit soltansunready.com.

Use this lesson to discuss the characters’ mixed emotions in George’s Marvellous Medicine Having read the extract, pass out the ‘mixed up emotions’ cards provided in this resource. Get children to discuss the scenarios and why they might produce conflicting feelings. Following this, can they complete the lesson by considering how the characters in George’s Marvellous Medicine might have mixed emotions?

Children will plan their own magical stories in this lesson based on George’s Marvellous Medicine Map the plot of George’s Marvellous Medicine using the activity sheet provided. Now help children plan the plots to their own magical stories. Warm up for the main lesson with some activities that will help children develop their understanding of verbs and adverbs and their use in exciting writing.

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